Ways and Means chief Camp cancer-free

12/18/12 9:51 AM EST

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.), who was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins large B-cell lymphoma over the summer, is now cancer-free, his office said Tuesday.

“I am extremely thankful for the excellent treatment I received from dedicated physicians, nurses and medical staff," Camp said in a statement. "It not only allowed me to become cancer-free, but also sustained me in my work both as the Representative of Michigan’s Fourth Congressional District and as Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee."

Camp, who leads one of the most powerful committees on Capitol Hill, underwent multiple chemotherapy treatments since his diagnosis. He will now go through routine medical checkups, his office said.

"I want to thank everyone for their many words of encouragement, understanding and prayers," he said. "My family and I will forever appreciate that support.”